I suppose it's about time I start a thread for my car and get more involved on here.

Picked up my 2012 Focus SE HB in November. Traded an '06 xA with 85k that went through many stages of mods, numerous sets of wheels, and 4 different suspension setups. I've always been a fan of small, european-styled hatchbacks, and when the new Focus debuted, I was quick to get in for a test drive. Loved the way it drove then, and fell in love with the color when I saw a blue candy hatch sitting in the showroom... 7 months later, I had my Focus.

The rack system is a Yakima Q-towers rack, it's a modular system that can be adapted to various cars with a fit kit. I had to also move the towers out on the crossbars to fit the Focus. I got lucky, though - the Focus measurements just fit on a set of 48" crossbars, even though Yakima's instructions call for a set of 58" bars.

Twenty, they did a pretty good job. There are a couple small issues, but I'm just going to have to live with it. The only major problem I need to figure out yet, is the source of the clunking in the right front, which is totally unrelated to my deer incident.

I'm going to try to track down the noise myself instead of trying to coerce the local dealership to fix it (lost cause).

My wifes untouched 12 sedan is making a clunking noise ever so often on the right side as well. If it gets worse I will take it in but not too noticeable. When I lowered her 09 it made he same noise on the pass side... Maybe the OE stunts don't like aftermarket springs.

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